It is midnight. Not the kind of midnight measured by clocks. The kind that settles into your bones. The kind that lingers long after the sun has risen. We all know this midnight. It is the midnight of the marriage...
By Bob Allen Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is re-launching The Center for Congregational Health, shut down a year ago in a philosophy shift away from church consulting toward a new priority of involving congregations in community health care. “We…
By Bob Allen Peter Rhea Jones, a New Testament scholar and pastor known for his lifelong study of the parables, has announced plans to retire from Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology at the end of July. Jones, the J….
By Nora O. Lozano On Feb. 28, many CBF Baptists rejoiced for Dr. Pam Durso’s ordination to Christian ministry. Since the initial announcement, I followed the news with great interest because Pam and I share some similar experiences. We both…
Have you ever had that experience where-after happening upon the age of some celebrity or Silicon Valley tech maven who at 10 years your junior has already managed to accomplish more than you ever will-you find you have a rather…
There are some”heroes” of the Christian faith whose life-stories inspire and inform me. They include William Wilberforce, William Carey, and (just to avoid all my heroes having the same first name) St. Patrick. Now, let’s remember: “Saint” wasn’t his first…
By Jeff Brumley Many were angered by prosperity gospel guru Creflo Dollar’s recent online campaign to raise $65 million to buy himself a new private jet — in the name of spreading the gospel around the world. Others considered the source…
